I’m a bit obsessed with fair isle knitting at the moment, and it’s probably because I’ve been bingeing on TV shows set in 1940’s wartime Britain. I don’t feel any desire to have lived in the 40’s. The best description I can think of for the decade is grim. I like to have…
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Katie Fair Isle Beanie
My latest pattern is finally ready to publish. After a second test knit and some dithering about what to name it I’m pleased to present the Katie Fair Isle Beanie. You may remember back in November 2013, I asked readers to suggest a name for this pattern and offered a free copy…
Help Name this Pattern – and Get a Free Copy!
I had a huge clean up of all my knitting stuff recently and I unearthed six “half-written” patterns and several WIPs. I have decided that these things needed to be sorted out by the end of the year so I I’ve been quite focused on getting the WIPs completed and the patterns…
Retro Monday – Elegant Menswear
When I buy a vintage knitting pattern for its comedic value alone, its more likely to be a menswear pattern than anything else. It’s also quite likely to be from the 70s or 80s. There are so many second-hand patterns in the op-shops from the decades that taste forgot that it’s easy…
A New Hat
Autumn is here and I have a lot of 8ply oddballs in my stash. What else to do but make a new fair isle beanie? I love bucket shaped beanies – they work so well on my bucket shaped head. Geoff also has a bucketesque noggin so when I design a new beanie I…
UFOs – Holgate and Noro
Yes, I finished off two more of the UFOs. The half done Noro granny square blanket and a version of the Holgate Beanie. Over the weekend they went from this… … to this. First, the Noro granny square. Well – I love it but I just don’t know why I made…